Shloka 22

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

मेरुपर्वतसंकाशं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा त्वरिताख्येन रुद्रेण रौद्रेण च जनार्दनः

Transliteration

meruparvatasaṃkāśaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā tvaritākhyena rudreṇa raudreṇa ca janārdanaḥ

Translation

မေရုတောင်ကဲ့သို့ ထင်ရှားသော အရာကို ဝိශ්ဝကರ್ಮန် (Viśvakarman) က ဖန်ဆင်းခဲ့သည်။ ထို့နောက် ဇနာရ္ဒန (Viṣṇu) သည် တ್ವರိတ (Tvarita) ဟုခေါ်သော ရုဒြနှင့် ရောဒြ (Raudra) အကြမ်းမားသော ရုပ်သဏ္ဌာန်တို့နှင့်အတူ လျင်မြန်သော အာနုဘော်ဖြင့် ထိုအရာကို ပေါ်ထွန်းစေ하였다။

Word by Word

• मेरुपर्वतसंकाशम्: resembling Mount Meru

• निर्मितम्: constructed, fashioned

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

• त्वरिताख्येन: named Tvarita (‘Swift’)

• रुद्रेण: by/with Rudra (a form of Śiva)

• रौद्रेण: by/with the Raudra (fierce) aspect

• च: and

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rudra
• Shiva
• Vishvakarman

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the sacred object as cosmic in scale (Meru-like) and divinely authorized—crafted by Viśvakarman and empowered through Rudra—supporting the Linga’s status as a manifest axis (stambha) through which Pati (Śiva) is approached in worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva-tattva is indicated through Rudra’s multiple modes—Tvarita (swift, immediate efficacy) and Raudra (awe-inspiring, transformative power)—showing Pati as both graciously responsive and fiercely purifying, capable of cutting pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

While no specific rite is listed, the verse implies mantra-siddha immediacy (tvarita) and raudra-śakti purification—key Pāśupata themes where disciplined worship and inner austerity invoke Śiva’s rapid grace to burn impurities and loosen bonds.